CONTENTS.

CHAPTER XIV
Retirement of Sir Henry Ellis—Selection of Principal Librarian—Securities—Mr. John Kenyon—Appointment—Proceedings in the House of Commons[1 to 26].
CHAPTER XV
Sir W. Temple--His Collection—Correspondence—Museum Staff—Visit to Brescello—Archduke Maximilian’s Visit to the Museum—Reports of Heads of Departments—Correspondence—Mr. C. T. Newton’s Expedition to Budrum—Blacas Collection[27 to 53].
CHAPTER XVI
Desire to visit Naples—Pius IX.—Ferdinand II.—Revolution, 1848—Poerio and Settembrini[Settembrini]—“Giovine Italia”—Mr. Gladstone’s Visit to Naples[54 to 73].
CHAPTER XVII
Cardinal Alberoni—Panizzi and Lord Shrewsbury—Correspondence arising from Mr. Gladstone’s Visit to Naples[74 to 98].
CHAPTER XVIII
Death of Panizzi’s Sister—At Rome—Naples—Mr. George Fagan—Interview with Ferdinand II.—Spies—The “Vicaria”[99 to 111].
CHAPTER XIX
Legion of Honour, &c.—Ecclesiastical Titles Bill—Serjeant Shee’s Bill—Concordat of 1855[112 to 125].
CHAPTER XX
Devising Means for Escape of Settembrini—Mode of Carrying on Correspondence—Senesi Collection—Mazza Affair—Loss of the “Isle of Thanet“[126 to 143].
CHAPTER XXI
Bianchini’s Appointment—Settembrini Fund—Convention with Argentine Republic—Correspondence—Orsini—Napoleon III.[144 to 163].
CHAPTER XXII
Departure of Neapolitan Prisoners—At Cadiz—Cork—“Captain James”—Poerio’s Letter—Ferdinand II.[164 to 184].
CHAPTER XXIII
Italian Unity—Victor Emmanuel II.—War of 1859—Farini—Cavour—Correspondence—Poerio on Southern Italy—Sir James Lacaita—Visit to Turin—The Biographer[185 to 214].
CHAPTER XXIV
England in 1859—Relations with France—First Visit to Biarritz—Napoleon III.—Letters from Mr. Gladstone, M. Merimee, M. Fould, and Mr. E. Ellice[215 to 236].
CHAPTER XXV
Ill-health—Extra Leave—Deputy Principal Librarian—Departure to Naples—Storm—Naples—Excursions—La Cava, Monte Cassino—Monastic Societies—Return to England[237 to 247].
CHAPTER XXVI
Death of Mr. Ellice—Garibaldi in London—Massimo d’Azeglio—Foscolo’s Remains removed to Florence—Panizzi’s Desire to Retire—Correspondence—Death of Lord Palmerston—Superannuation Allowance—Portrait—Museum Staff—Private Residence[248 to 272].
CHAPTER XXVII
Prosper Merimee—Empress Eugenie—Prince Imperial[273 to 296].
CHAPTER XXVIII
Senator of Italy—Correspondence—Illness—“Priests” Athenæum Club—Knighthood—Friends—Death—Etching—The End[297 to 309].
Appendix[311 to 336].

ILLUSTRATIONS TO VOL. II.

Page.
Cavour (Count)[192]
Ferdinand II.[55]
Foscolo’s Tomb at Chiswick[251]
Garibaldi (General)[249]
Gladstone (The Right Hon. W. E.)[70]
Macaulay (Lord)[15]
Merimee (Prosper)[273]
Orsini (Felice)[154]
Panizzi (Sir Anthony)[The End.]
Pius IX.[57]
Poerio (Carlo)[64]
Prince Imperial[291]
Settembrini (Luigi)[67]

CHAPTER XIV

Retirement of Sir Henry Ellis; Selection of Principal Librarian; Securities; Mr. Kenyon; Appointment; Proceedings in the House of Commons.